Everyone goes through learning curves as a manager, and being able to handle grit is part of the job. Grit can be defined as elevated conflicts that impede the workplace.  A prime example of this is when a manager receives too much information about the employees that they manage.  This can be can uncomfortable experience for a manger and learning how to handle difficult workplace can be undeniably challenging.

The good news is that the ability to manage these conflicts is a skill that can be learned.   

Take for example, the case of a high-functioning team who started off really well, but inevitable conflicts have arisen.  The team has become distracted and unfortunately, the situation has turned ugly and personal.  

Conflicts such as this require skill and talent that lead a person to become not only highly effective at their job, but also highly strategic.  

Company Role

Experienced managers know that  money  is not the only factor that guides an agency’s managerial decisions.  We have to be able to focus beyond the bottom line  because workplace culture matters, values focused workplace dynamics is a freebie that pays dividends in the end.  

 When teaching organizational culture to employees, it is crucial to focus on team dynamics.  For example, sometimes employees have managerial responsibilities, but yet the inability to effectively establish organizational culture can unfortunately create an environment filled with miscommunication and misdirection.  Additionally, when the novice manager begins to struggle with maintaining structure with their staff, it is essential to set up a system to help resolve miscommunications and streamline your culture plan.

Environmental Relations

Part of effective environmental  management is the ability to foster and nourish relationships of your team members.  Being able to work with people, and all of whom have different types of personalities, is not only  a necessity but an overall talent. 

Jealousy is an emotion that exists within all levels of the workplace, and it very well may be interrupting the balance of your environment as well.  Especially when you have team compositions of individuals who earn substantially less than their teammates.  Sometimes, there is a reason for this is that you may have teams where some employees have a degree and others do not.  If education is sought after and financially rewards employees for this accomplishment, this usually is a positive.  Nonetheless, the manager should also be keen in recognizing if this is negatively affecting the dynamic of the team and how to maneuver their team into productive relations with each other.

In the event if pay grade differences are affecting team dynamics, take solace that usually most  employees are looking more from their work than a paycheck, but rather, they seek  for meaning in their lives. 

Bureaucracy 

Organization bureaucracy has a negative societal connotation, and there’s a reason for that.  Mostly, because bureaucracy can create a system that seems unfair and lacks transparency.  

Indeed, every agency needs a system in which communication and operations flow.  The more that an agency grows, the more people are hired.  Agencies that grow too quickly can also falter quickly within their own chaos.  As a result bureaucracy is a natural, unconscious process that develops to try and divert disorganization but it also unfortunately create a system of social hierarchy as well .

Ultimately, when managing this aspect of your environment and culture, managers need to be very aware of the agency’s policy and procedures and how to appropriately apply both of these in team based scenarios.  Finessing these situations such as these requires you to have the understanding of how agency policies applies to your staff, and also to you as well. 

Therefore, with a little bit of practice, patience, and practicality, your  leadership skills will not only flourish within itself, but also inspire others around you.  Ready to embark on the journey of leadership? Together, let’s  People Plan and we can help you build agency’s culture to help you jump start your career, send you updates on changing trends that affect not-for-profit agencies, and connect you with other leaders who are just like you.